Patents by Inventor Catherine L. Habib

Catherine L. Habib has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for editing and formatting data in a dialog window
    Patent number: 5694610
    Abstract: A method and system for editing and formatting data in a dialog window. A rich text edit control supports a rich text edit field in a user dialog. Different behaviors can be specified for the rich text edit control such that a dialog author can enable or disable the formatting capability of the rich text edit field. A user can type directly into the rich text edit field and select and modify the formatting characteristics of entered data using the same techniques and mechanisms provided to enter data and to modify the formatting characteristics of the data in the underlying user document. Pop-up menus and shortcut keys are also available for modifying the formatting characteristics of data selected in the rich text edit field. The rich text edit control can accept data from another window and can inherit its formatting characteristics in order to display the data the way the data will appear in the underlying document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine L. Habib, Steven Bush
  • Method and system for editing and formatting data in a dialog window
    Patent number: 5579466
    Abstract: A method and system for editing and formatting data in a dialog window is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a rich text edit control is provided to support a rich text edit field in a user dialog. Different behaviors can be specified for the rich text edit control such that a dialog author can enable or disable the formatting capability of the rich text edit field. A user can type directly into the rich text edit field and select and modify the formatting characteristics of entered data using the same techniques and mechanisms provided to enter data and to modify the formatting characteristics of the data in the underlying user document. Pop-up menus and shortcut keys are also available for modifying the formatting characteristics of data selected in the rich text edit field. The rich text edit control can accept data from another window and can inherit its formatting characteristics in order to display the data the way the data will appear in the underlying document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine L. Habib, Steven Bush